What color is #689E84?

#689E84 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689E84?

The RGB value is 104, 158, 132: 104 red, 158 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689E84?

The complementary color is #9E6882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689E84 color

#689E84 rgb(104, 158, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #689E84 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 62% green and 51.8% blue (104, 158, 132).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#689E84 color codes

HEX	`#689E84`
RGB	`rgb(104, 158, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 62%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.84, -23.73, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.84, 25.04, 161.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.099, 29.062, 26.27)`
Decimal	`6856324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689E84, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #689E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#689E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #689E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689e84; }
.text { color: #689e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 158 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689e84, #689d9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #689E84?: #689E84 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689E84?: The RGB value is 104, 158, 132: 104 red, 158 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689E84?: The complementary color is #9E6882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.